[Digestion] Reductionist thinking:

Paul Harris paul.harris at adelaide.edu.au
Sun Nov 21 18:12:27 CST 2010


G'day All,

I guess you can say life is like a jigsaw puzzle - if you spend all your
life gazing at one piece of the puzzle you will never finish the picture,
but if you have an image of the whole puzzle you can make some progress (the
opposite is also true - if you only look at the image and never at the
individual pieces the puzzle will also remain unsolved!). Some balance is
needed, as in the rest of life!

Happy digesting,
HOOROO

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Sent: Saturday, 20 November 2010 6:38 AM
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Subject: Re: [Digestion] Digestion Digest, Vol 3, Issue 15

Reductionist thinking:

Very good comment, Paul, and others.

There is no getting around the fact that what is required is reductionist
thinking that, when enough pieces of the puzzle become available, allows
their integration into a holistic picture.

Mel



Melvin S. Finstein, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science
 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

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Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 242-0341
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